Flame Acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus
An airy, fine-leaved shrub that flames with slender red-orange tubular flowers through the hottest months, a magnet for hummingbirds. A larval host and a tough late-season nectar plant.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- red, orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- TX